+1 Thanks for getting this going Clebert! Really excited about the future of ActiveMQ and a new logo and branding will go a long way to support continued interest in the project.
If there is interest in involving a professional designer, I’d be happy to connect the community with a good designer I’ve worked with in the past. Maybe we drum up a GoFundMe? -Matt > On May 25, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Clebert Suconic <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 11:18 AM, Hadrian Zbarcea <[email protected]> wrote: >> One important thing to decide here is what 'message' do we want the logo to >> convey: >> >> * messaging (envelopes come to mind) >> * scalability >> * security (locks, fingerprints) >> * something else > > We can include a TL;DR about what is ActiveMQ on the Call for Entry. I > don't want to drive artist's abstraction by power point what we want > to include.. but given a description of the project would probably > help. > > >> >> That would help a designer focus on an idea. Relying on a designer to >> already know what activemq stands for it'd be too much to ask, imho. >> >> My $0.02, >> Hadrian >> >> >> >> On 05/24/2017 03:59 PM, Clebert Suconic wrote: >>> >>> I talked to the PMC private list and we have consensus that starting >>> this would be a good idea. >>> >>> Before we start a call for logo, We need to define the requirements >>> for the logo and what we will ask: >>> >>> I'm thinking of defining these as requirements: >>> >>> - vector based file (.svg) and .png images >>> - an abstract image representing ActiveMQ would be awesome (we don't have >>> one) >>> - (in case of an abstract image, it would be nice to have the image >>> and the name separated, like camel) >>> - minimalistic and modern design. >>> >>> >>> >>> thoughts? >>> >> > > > > -- > Clebert Suconic
